Texas workers queasier

Texas workers are still more confident than workers in seven other key states, but the confidence is slipping.

That’s what the newest Hudson Employment Index shows. The number for Texas workers in January was 113.1, or 1.2 points below December’s reading and 7.2 points below the score last January. California’s workers finished second in the employment company’s monthly assessment with a score of 96.1, and Florida workers followed at 93.4.

The Texas number fell in part because the share of workers forecasting job cuts rose to 16 percent, its highest level since May 2006, and fewer workers said their financial situation was improving in January. Anyone want to dispute those sentiments?